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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last month (2026-09)

Paper	Accesses
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	71
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	42
Raising Capital to Raise Crops: Slave Emancipation and Agricultural Output in the Cape Colony Igor Martins	22
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	22
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	20
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	20
COLONIAL ORIGINS OF THE THREEFOLD REALITY OF MOCAMBIQUE: FISCAL CAPACITY AND LABOUR SYSTEMS Kleoniki Alexopoulou, Dacil Juif	19
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	19
Labour, capital and property rights in a land abundant peasant economy: Explaining the relative success of Native Purchase farmers in Southern Rhodesia, c. 1930-1960 Erik Green, Mark Nyandoro	19
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	18
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	18
Moving Forward in African Economic History: Bridging the Gap Between Methods and Sources Morten Jerven, Gareth Austin, Erik Green, Chibuike Uche, Ewout Frankema, Johan Fourie, Joseph Inikori, Alexander Moradi, Ellen Hillbom	18
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	18

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Top papers by Downloads last month (2026-09)

Paper	Downloads
Economic Inequality in Ghana, 1891-1960 Prince Young Aboagye, Jutta Bolt	2
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	2
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	1
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	1
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	1
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	1

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last 3 months (2026-07 to 2026-09)

Paper	Accesses
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	194
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	180
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	138
IS AFRICA TOO LATE FOR ‘LATE DEVELOPMENT’? GERSCHENKRON SOUTH OF THE SAHARA Gareth Austin	111
THE GUN-SLAVE HYPOTHESIS AND THE 18TH CENTURY BRITISH SLAVE TRADE Warren C. Whatley	89
From coercion to comppensation: Institutional responses to labour scarcity in teh Central African copperbelt Dacil Juif, Ewout Frankema	79
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	77
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	64
Raising Capital to Raise Crops: Slave Emancipation and Agricultural Output in the Cape Colony Igor Martins	62
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	60

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Top papers by Downloads last 3 months (2026-07 to 2026-09)

Paper	Downloads
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	7
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	5
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	5
Economic Inequality in Ghana, 1891-1960 Prince Young Aboagye, Jutta Bolt	4
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	3
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	3
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	3
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908-1970 Shane Doyle, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf	2
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	2
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	2

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Accesses
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	836
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	824
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	821
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	800
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	719
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	716
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	690
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	686
Historical patterns of economic growth in Africa: A review Morten Jerven	654
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	647

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Top papers by Downloads all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Downloads
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	65
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	59
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	55
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	48
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	46
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	45
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	43
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	42
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	30
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	29

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